Crete vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	81
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	623K	449K

The cost of living in Crete is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4640th and 59th ($1150 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Greece and Switzerland, respectively. Check Greece vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5717th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Zurich

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	Crete	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$29610

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717